Increase your employability

INCREASE YOUR EMPLOYABILITY Natalia Dobiasova December 4, 2012

u  projected graduate jobs in 2012 u  Average application ratiou  Universities in the UK produce new graduates each year u  “The number of applications to the UKs leading employers have risen by since 2009.” (BBC, 2012) u  “...recruiters have conﬁrmed that of this year’s entry-level positions are expected to be ﬁlled by graduates who have worked for their organisations.” (High Fliers Research, 2012)

u  2nd Year BSc Management, WBS u  Within a year: •  60+ submitted applications •  20+ online tests •  10+ personal interviews •  5 telephone interviews •  3 assessment centres •  3 job offers •  3 month Summer Internship (IT industry) u  Countless hours spent on training, workshops and personal & professional development

Assessment Centre Telephone Interview Online Tests •  Numerical Application •  Verbal •  Online •  Logical •  CV •  Personality •  Cover Letter

Using Copy/Paste?

1  Name 2  Education 3  Current Title/Company 4  Current Position Start and End Dates 5  Previous Title/Company 6  Previous Position Start and End Dates “Recruiters spend on their initial “ﬁt/no ﬁt” decision.” Keeping an eye on recruiter behavior, The Ladder

u  One page u  Structured format – u  No sentences è Bullet point list u  (Arial Narrow, Helvetica) u  (past/present tense) •  Developed, created, presented, collaborated •  Improving, solving, handling, managing u  Unexplainedu  Learn it by heart

Candidate called himself a genius and invited the hiring manager to interview him at his apartment. Candidate’s resume was decorated with pink rabbits. Candidate highlighted the fact that he was “Homecoming Prom Prince” in 1984. Candidate applying for an accounJng job said he was “detail-‐oriented” and spelled the company’s name incorrectly. Candidate’s resume Candidate’s cover included phishing as a leMer contained "LOL." hobby. CareerBuilder.com, 2012

u  One page u  Tailored to employer u  repeat your CV u  Match information with what the company looks for u  Explain your u  Demonstrate that you have done your u  Be explicit, honest and make things up! •  They will ﬁnd out eventually.

Paragraph 1 •  Who are ? YOU Paragraph 2 •  Why did you chose ? US •  What are ambitions? Paragraph 3 •  What relevant experiences do have? YOU •  What can bring to the table? Paragraph 4 •  Why does collaboration make sense? WE •  What you can and ?

Reasoning

u  Testing reactions and ﬁnding the match of values with the company u  Jming u  right/wrong answer, u  get someone to do it for you •  you may be retested at a later stage!

•  History •  Core Values •  Size and Reach •  Mission/Vision •  Financials (turnover, net proﬁt) •  Department you are applying for •  Current news, issues and trends u  Business Intelligence = movers & shakers of

u  Be and •  because they always are! u  First impression •  the interview starts from the very moment you say “Hi” u  have too long answers •  but provide just enough information u  Be •  no slang! u  Know of the interviewer! •  because they know yours

u  Struggling with the answer? •  Ask them to the question •  your time to think u  Have questions to ask at the end •  but not about the beneﬁts or salary! u  •  they can’t see you, but they can hear you!

u  Be vocal but overpowering u  the assessors u  Find the activity you u  Be of your team u  Group exercises u  Tests u  Presentation u  Individual Interview

Passion Skills/Education Competencies MATCH? WorkingExperience Strengths Values Interests/ Volunteering Mission Extra-curricular Vision activities Culture Plans

Strengths – I doing Competencies – I do u  Hard Worker u  Teamwork & Leadership u  Punctual u  Problem-‐solving u  Determined u  Time-‐management u  Able to PrioriJse u  Decision-‐making u  EnergeJc u  Learning from Failure u  Quick Learner u  NegoJaJng u  Organiser u  Working under Pressure u  Analyst u  EmoJonal Intelligence

Describe a situation: ... where you have worked as part of a team. ... when you had to deal with a conﬂict within your team. ... when you identiﬁed a new approach to a problem. ... when you had to persuade someone to accept your idea. ... when you demonstrated emotional intelligence. And a tricky one: What are your weaknesses?

§  Prepare real-life for each competency §  Keep your examples , and We I did It is all about Our Team I contributed Our Group I managed Our Task I took the initiative Our Idea I suggested

Situation What was the situation? When? Task What was the objective? Action What action did take? What happened as a result Result of action?

“Last semester, with a group on a project Situation for a class.” “We needed to decide on a topic and determine the data that needed to be analysed. A number of people in the group became Task argumentaJve and we could not come to a consensus as to what direcJon to take.” “ to take the lead and that our group sit Action down and outline all the opJons so as to determine exactly where we actually disagreed.” “Once we had the outline, we were able to discuss the issue more producJvely and make a decision. Result which contributed to producJve collaboraJon. The project resulted in a successful outcome with a highly posiJve feedback. Moreover, the importance of not being afraid to speak up. ”

u  Tell me about . u  What do you know about ? u  Who are our major ? u  do you want to for the company? u  have you applied for ? u  have you in the UK?

u  RateMyPlacement.co.uk u  Milkround.com u  Targetjobs.co.uk u  Wikijob.co.uk u  Graduate-‐jobs.com u  Insidecareers.co.uk u  Goinglobal.com u  shldirect.com/pracJce_tests.html u  assessmentday.co.uk/situaJonal-‐judgement-‐test/

n.dobiasova@warwick.ac.uk www.dobiasova.co.uk

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